Sunday Roundup

It was a tough week for President Bush: Senate Dems blocked renewal of the Patriot Act, he had to give in on torture, and the buzz of high turnout in the Iraqi elections was killed by revelations about the White House's domestic spying -- aka "the president's program." It's hard to regain the approval of the American people when you are trashing their civil liberties. See what our bloggers had to say about these and other hot stories in our weekly Sunday Roundup below. And be sure to check out our new feature, Politics Aside, where we are gathering posts on books, movies, food, money, religion, sex, relationships, health, sports, music, travel, and more.

WE DON'T WANNA KNOW: YOUR UNITED STATES SENATE

HECK OF A JOB, VIVECA?